Header-barge stacker.



M.I.STRAUSS.

HEADER BARGE STACKER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. 1918.

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MQSES I. STRAUSS, 01? DENVER, COLORADO.

HEADEIkBARGE STAGKER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Moses I. STRAUSS, a citizen of. Russia, residing at the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Header- B'arge Stacker, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in header barge stacker-s.

The object of the invention is toprovide a stacking means for receiving the heads of wheat or other grains from a heading machine, and for discharging the entire contents of the said stacking means upona stack by a single operation.

Further, to provide a barge or wagon having a stacker supported therein, comprising a basket-like frame provided with a receiving apron, into which are dropped the heads of wheator other grain from an ordinary header, means being provided for raising the said stacker a required distance above the; barge, the said apron being adapted to be swung up and over to discharge its contents, one edge thereof being secured to one side of saidfba'sket-like frame.

' 1 11111181310 provide means'for maintaining the equilibrium of the stacker when the same is raised above the barge.

These objects are accomplished by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: t

Figure 1 is an end view of a'barge stacker constructed in accordance with my invention, the stacker frame being shown in an elevated position. 7

Fig. 2'is a view of the same, partly in side elevation, and partly in section.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the stacker, part of the apronbeing removed "to show-the floor of the frame.

Fig.4 is a side elevation, partly in section, of one 'of the jacks for elevating the stacker.

Fig. 5is a'front edge view of the same. Figs; 6 and 7 are horizontal sectional views-I on the lines 6-6 and 7-7, respectively'; and' i Fig. 8 is' a fragmentary perspective. view illustrating the manner of latching the swinging side ofthe stacker frame.

Inharvesting'wheat or other grains,machines {known as headers are employed for cutting :the' stalks slightly below the heads,

specification'of Letters Patent.

the rods Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

Application filed April 20, 1918. Serial No. 229,840.

and the heads as they are severed, fall into a barge or wagon whichis moved at the same rate of speed as theheader. When the barge is filled, the heads are removed therefrom and stacked, and this operation is performed manually by the aid of the ordinary pitch fork. Such an operation is nec essarily slow and laborious, and the present invention is designed to overcome this slow and laborious method of unloading the barge, by providingmeans by which the whole contents of the barge may be instantaneously discharged, and with only a slight expenditure ofphysical energy, as will b hereinafter explained.

Referring to the accompanying drawings;

The numeral 1, indicates a barge or style of wagon body used in connection with a header, to receive the heads of wheat or other grain as they are severed from thrstalks by the said header. In the presenf instance, however, the barge acts merely as a support for'the improved stacker. and it i constructed with that end in view.

The sides of the barge are outwardly inclined, and one of these sides, which in use is the one farthest from the header, is wide:- than theother side, for a purpose to be prenently described.

In the present arrangement of the barge, closed ends are unnecessary, and end bars 2, are employed to connect the sides at each end of the barge. Centrally at each end of the barge are placed parallel vertical bars 3, which are secured at their lower ends to the end sills 4c, of the floor of the barge, and also to the end bars 2. There are two of the vertical bars at each end of the barge, and the bars of each pair are spaced, and at their upper ends the two pairs of bars are connected by a horizontal bar 5, the ends of which are secured between the upper ends of the bars 3. The bars 3, are further braced by rods. 6, which are connected at their upper ends to strap irons 7, on the bars 3, and at their lower ends, to strap irons 8, on the sides of the barge, each of 6, comprising two 'sectlons which are connected by turn buckles'9. The barge is supported on wheels 10 in the'usual manner. Within the barge, and normally resting upon the fi'oor of the same, is the frame portion ofthe improved stacker 11, the bottom or floorof which is'made up of longiside 17 tudinal sides and intermediate bars 12 and 13 respectively, which are connected by end bars 14, and upon the bars 12 and 13 are secured slats 15, this construction providing a floor which is both light and strong.

The sides of the stacker are inclined at the same angle as those of the barge, one Side being of greater width than the other. The sides are m the form of frames 16 and 17, the wider side 16 comprising a horizontal rail 17, which is secured to end uprights 18, and an intermediate upright 19, the end uprights 18 being connected to uprights 20, at the opposite corners of the stacker, by rails 21, which are braced by supports 22, the rails 21 and supports 22 constituting the endsof the stacker. These ends can be closed in any suitable manner, as by wire screens 23, which will form a light and practical means of preventing the heads from falling out of the stacker.

The opposite side 17, of the stacker, comprises a horizontal rail 24, which is secured to the upper ends of uprights 25, the lower ends of which are hinged to the side bars 12 of the floor, by hinges 26. The side 17, is held in an upright position by latches 27 which are secured to the rail 24, and normally engage the uprights 20, as shown by Fig. 8. When it is desired to swing the outward, the latches 27 are slid to one side to disengage the uprights 20.

The bottom and both sides of the stacker are normally covered by an apron 28, of canvas or any other suitable material, one of the, side edges of which is securely fastened to the rail 24 of the hinged side 17. The other edge is formed with a hem or fold 29, which incloses a rod 30, which serves to prevent this edge from sagging, and at the opposite ends of this edge are secured eyelets 31, which loosely engage pins 32, projecting from the rail 17. The ends of the apron extend to within a slight distance of the screens 23, and these ends are formed with hems or folds 33, which extend a suitable distance from the corners that arosecured to the rail 24, and from the point where the folds 33, terminate to the oppos1te corners, the ends are provided with eyelets 34, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and Ropes 35, are passed through the folds 33,

and also through the eyelets 34, one end of 7 each rope being secured to the rail 24. The

ropes 35, extend over from the top eyelet at each end of the apron, to pulleys 36,

which are secured to a horizontal bar 37 which is securedto the upper ends ,of supports 38, which are hinged, or pivotally connected at their lower ends to the end bars 2, of the barge. The supports 38, are held in position by arms 39, which are pivotally connected at one end to the said supprovided with a plurality ports, their opposite end portions being of apertures 40,

' pulley 36, the ropes by which it is through any one of which is passed a pin is secured to the end upright 3, of the barge, this arrangement permitting the inclination of the supports 38, to be changed to meet conditions, as may be required. From the 35 extend down'to Within easy reach of a person standing on the ground, and the extremities of these ropes may, if desired, be secured tothe supports 38, as shown. The heads, as they fall into the stacker, are caught by the apron 28, and when the stacker is filled, the ropes 35 are drawn upon by an attendant at. each end of the stacker, and the free end of the apron is released from the pins :32, and drawn forward, thereby lifting and discharging the contents upon the ground or upon a stack, as the case may be; the latches 27 having first been thrown to ermit the side 17 of the stacker to swing own. As the heads of the stacker would naturally pile higher on that side farthest from the 7 header, that side of the stacker is of greater width than the other side, as will be understood. V I

In order, however, to discharge the contents'of the stacker, the said stacker must first be raised above the top of the barge, and in practice, it is necessary to raise the stacker about five feet above the floor of the barge, in order to deposit the contents thereof on the top of a stack. The raising of the stacker is accomplished in the following manner:

To the parallel uprights 3, of the barge are secured lifting jacks, comprising guideway housings 43, which inclose lifting bars 44, which are ratchet-toothed on one edge, as in the common'form of wagon jacks. The bars are operated by the well known pawl mechanism, which, in turn, is operated by a hand lever 45, the pawl mechanism not being illustrated as it is in common use and forms no part of the. present. invention; the only difl'erence between the jack illustratedand the wagon acksin common use being such minor changes in construction as will adapt it to the special use in-. tended. r i .7 The guideway housings 43,, are long enough to support the lifting bar to the limit of its upward movement, as shown in Fig. 4, and this housing preferably lies between the uprights 3, and is providedwith apertured ears 46, to receive screws or bolts, secured to the said uprights. Fig. 1. The upper end of as shown in each lifting bar 44, terminates in a short V 125 receive a liook48, which engages a notched arm 47, the endof which is apertured to hangerplate 49, on the end bar 14, of the stacker, and'one' side of the housing is slotted as shown as 50, toaccommodate the short arm '47 as the'bar 44', moves up and ewe, appears sides of the bar 44, are gree d er assesses, shown, and it these grooves are inoiihted ailti-fribtioh rollei 's which the adjacent sides ofthe housiiigand he of the adewels the not .50, is use presi ed with positions, and aisowhen the weight of the stacker tends es- Thesta'cker must be hld in a position of equilibrium or against a tilting movement while being raised with its load, and when the load is being discharged, and I ac- Caspian this is the feuewingmaniiep o'each lower corner of th stacker l secure oneend of trope i011- cabl'e 54,, which is passed u over the end of the stacker, shown in Fig. 1, and around a pulley 55, which secured to thehori'zontal bar cdnnec'ting the uprights 3. From th'e'pu'lley 55,,th'1 rope 5i asses downfand around a pulley '56, secured to the floor of the barge, and from the pulley 56,, it passes up and is connected to the end of the stacker in any suitable manner. There are two of the ropes 45, at each end of the stacker, as shown in Fig. 1, and their arrangement not only permits the freejiip and down movement of the stacker,bi1t they also maintain the equilibrium of the same, the two opposite ropes on one side of the uprights 3, acting in conjunction with the two ropes on the other side of the uprights 3, to prevent tilting of the stacker in either direction. By properly adjusting either pair of the ropes 45, the position of the stacker may be varied either to bring it to a true horizontal position, or to incline it at an angle to the horizontal, if desired.

In practice, the barge is moved at an even rate of speed with the header, and close enough thereto to receive the heads of grain as they are'severed. The heads fall upon the apron 28, which acts in conjunction with the wire screens 23, in holding the heads until the stacker is full. The barge is then driven either alongside a stack, or to a point where a new stack is to be started. and the stacker is raised above the sides of the barge by operating the jacks, as before mentioned. The latches which hold the swinging side 17, of the stacker, are then released, and the ropes 35, are forcibly jerked by an attendant at each end of the barge, which action releases the eyelets 31,

to draw them toward each at the free ends ofthe apron, 32, a'nd rolls the aproii over with the load ofheads At the same time, the side 17, of the stacker swings down and the heads are discharged either upon a stack. or upon the ground, as thecas'e may be. The jacks are then manipulated to lower the stacker, the swinging side 17, is latched in place, and the apron isarranged again in the position shown in Fig. 3, with its eyelets 31, engaging pins, 32, in which position the stacker ready for reloading.

The eyelets on theends of the apron slide easily on the ropes 35, and thus permit the apron to crumple down as the heads are discharged therefrom, instead of swinging out over the side of the stacker, as would otherwise be the case. By giving the proper inclination to the supports 38, the load can be conveniently discharged with respect to the position of the stack. i Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a stacker of from the pins the character described, a basket-like support, one side of which is adapted to swing outward and means for normally holding the same in an upright position, a wheeled vehicle upon which said support is carried, a pawl and ratchet mechanism on the vehicle for raising and lowering the support, means for maintaining the support in a position of equilibrium, an apron disposed within the support and secured along one edge to the edge of the said swinging side, the other edge of the apron being loosely supported on the opposite side edge of the support, adjustable vertically disposed arms carried by the vehicle, iaving pulleys on their'upper ends, and ropes attached to the free edge of the apron which extend over said pulleys and depend below the'saIne.

2. In a stacker of the character described, a wheeled vehicle, a basket-like frame carried by said vehicle, one side of which is adapted to swing outward and a latch for normally holding it in an upright position, uprights at each end of said vehicle and jacks secured to said uprights and in engagement with the said basket-like frame, whereby the same may be raised and lowered, pulleys on the vehicle, pulleys at the upper ends of said uprights, flexible connections which are secured at one end to the sides of the support and extend over the pulleys at the upper ends of the uprights and under the pulleys on the vehicle, their remaining ends being secured to the ends of the support, an apron disposed within the support, one edge of which is secured to the swinging side thereof. while its free edge is loosely supported on the opposite side of the support, swinging adjustable upright arms carried by the vehicle on the side opposite the free edge of the apron, pulleys at the up per ends of said arms, and ropes which are secured to the free edge of said apron and extend over said pulleys and depend below the same.

3. In a stacker of the character described, a wheeled vehicle, a skeleton box-like frame carried thereby, one side of which is adapted to swing outward, and a latch for normally holding the same in an upright position, a pawl and ratchet mechanism carried by the vehicle for raising and lowering the frame, means for preventing tilting of the same, an apron disposed Within the frame and secured along one edge to the swinging side thereof, and ropes connected to the opposite edge of said apron.

4. In a stacker of the character described, the combination with a wheeled vehicle, a skeleton box-like frame carried thereby, one side of which is adapted to swing outward, and an apron secured along one edge to said swinging side, and ropes secured to said apron for swinging its free portion out over its secured edge, of means carried by the vehicle for raising and lowering the frame, and flexible means connecting the vehicle and frame which permit raising and lowering of the said frame, but prevent tilting of the same.

' 5'. In a stacker of the character described,

the combination with an open box-like frame, and means carried thereby for receiving and discharging material, of a wheeled vehicle for supporting the frame, pairs of uprights at each end of the vehicle, a pawl and ratchet type of jack secured to each pair of uprights for raising and lowering said frame, and means for preventing Copies of this patentmay be obtained for tilting of the frame, comprising a pair of pulleys on each end of the vehicle, a pair of pulleys at the upper ends of each pair of uprights, flexible connections secured to the sides of the frame at each end thereof, each of which extends over the nearest pulley at the upper ends of the uprights, and down under the nearest pulley on the end of the vehicle, whence it extends to and is secured to the end of the frame.

6. In a stacker of the character described, a skeleton boX-like frame, one'side of which is adapted to swing outward, an apron disposed within said frame, one edge of which is secured to the said swinging side, pins on the opposite sides of the frame and eyelets in the free'edge of said apron for loosely engaging said pins, a wheeled vehicle for carrying said frame, adjustable vertically disposed arms supported on opposite ends of the vehicle and connected by a bar at their upper ends, and pulleys carried by said bar, ropes along the opposite ends of the apron which are secured at one end to the swinging side of the frame, said apron ends being provided with eyelets through which said ropes pass, said ropes extending from the last eyelet across to and over the pulleys on the bar at the upper ends of the adjustable arms, and depending below the said pulleys, means for raising and lowering the frame, and means for preventing tilting of the same. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ,of two witnesses.

7 'MOSES I. STRAUSS. Witnesses: Y

G. SARGENT ELLIOTT, ELIZABETH SMITH.

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